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US$100m expansion of Inn at Palmetto Bluff to begin later this year
BY Helen Andrews | 23 May 2014
The US$100m (€73.3m, £59.3m) expansion of the Inn at Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, South Carolina, could begin as early as Q3 this year if the 150-room design receives the town’s approval.
Clarins Spa at exclusive Parisian lido and health club Molitor now open
BY Helen Andrews | 23 May 2014
The luxury Parisian lido and hotel Molitor finally opened on 19 May after being closed for 25 years, with membership to the exclusive health facility limited to 1,000 – of which 100 have already been snapped up.
WTS International presents Spa Evangeline at the foody Epicurean Hotel
BY Helen Andrews | 22 May 2014
The food and wine-based Evangeline Spa has opened at the gastronomy- focused Epicurean Hotel in South Tampa, Florida.
TV channel operator to launch luxury hot spring resort later this year
BY Helen Andrews | 22 May 2014
Cable TV system and channel operator Dafeng Media Group is launching a luxury hot-spring resort in Taipei, Taiwan in Q3 of this year as it expands into the wellness tourism market.
200 years of health and wellness trends charted by market research company
BY Helen Andrews | 22 May 2014
A ‘Road to Wellness’ infographic which maps 200 years of vital dates to the US health and wellness industry has been created by the consumer research consultancy company The Hartman Group.
Hartman to publish consumer perceptions of 'organic' food report in Q3
BY Helen Andrews | 22 May 2014
The Hartman Group’s Organic & Natural syndicated report for 2014 – the study which tracks changes in consumer segments and attitudes to organic and natural food and beverage products – will publish its latest results in early Q3.
World's first online Perfume Society has launched, with plans for a scent database
BY Helen Andrews | 21 May 2014
UK entrepreneur, writer and co-founder of Green & Black’s chocolate, Jo Fairley has teamed up with perfume expert Lorna McKay to launch a website and subscription organisation for scent-lovers called The Perfume Society.
CIDESCO to launch spa management course starting in August this year
BY Helen Andrews | 21 May 2014
The prestigious spa training organisation, Comité International d'Esthétique et de Cosmétologie (CIDESCO) is launching a spa management training course, which will start in August or September of this year.
Oetker Collection's flagship property, Brenners Park to open Villa Stephanie health spa
BY Helen Andrews | 21 May 2014
The Brenners Park Hotel in Baden Baden, Germany – the flagship property of the Oetker Collection – is on track to open its Villa Stéphanie destination health spa this summer, with 5,000sq m (53,820sq ft) of treatment facilities.
CHF485m Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland will be complete by 2017
BY Helen Andrews | 21 May 2014
The CHF485m (US$545m, €397m, £323m) Bürgenstock Resort at Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, is on track for an opening in Q2 of 2017.
Fairmont Nanning hotel to open in 2019 as part of mixed-use development
BY Helen Andrews | 21 May 2014
FRHI's luxury brand Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Guangxi Detai Real Estate Co have announced that development is underway for a new-build hotel to open in 2019.
First Carlson Rezidor property to open in Chisinau, Moldova in late 2015
BY Helen Andrews | 21 May 2014
Carlson Rezidor’s first property in Moldova – the Radisson Blu Leogrand Hotel in the country’s capital city Chisinau – will open in late 2015 after a complete renovation and conversion of the existing Leogrand Hotel & Convention Centre Chisinau.
The Huma Island Resort & Spa has opened on the last frontier of the Philippines
BY Helen Andrews | 20 May 2014
The five-star Huma Island Resort and Spa, located on the last frontier of the Philippines, opened in April with 15 beach villas, 64 water villas – built on stilts over the beach water – and two presidential suites.
Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage finally opens after 7 years of delays
BY Helen Andrews | 20 May 2014
The Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage, in southern California, US, opened on 15 May after seven years of delays.
Dubai healthcare laws are too tough on existing massage therapists: Daniella Russell
BY Helen Andrews | 20 May 2014
Previously qualified beauty and massage therapists are struggling to meet the regulatory requirements of the Dubai Health Authority’s (DHA) professional licensing unification laws for medical practitioners – launched in 2013 – according to Daniella Russell, director of dR Global, a spa consultancy, training and distribution company.
Administrators put Welsh Quay Hotel and Spa on the market for £7m
BY Helen Andrews | 20 May 2014
The Quay Hotel and Spa in Deganwy, North Wales has been put up for sale for £7m (US$11.7m, €8.6m) after its holding company called in administrators.
So Spa at Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa to open in Q3
BY Helen Andrews | 16 May 2014
The So Spa at the Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa will open in Q3 this year as part of an estimated 12 to 18-month HK$20m (US$2.6m €1.8m, £1.5m) refurbishment of all accommodation, public areas, conference rooms and landscaping.
SPATEC Europe 2014 review: perfect personnel are the priority
BY Helen Andrews | 16 May 2014
More than 150 spa-related businesses attended the eighth SPATEC Europe networking conference in Rhodes from 7-10 May, which focused heavily on the importance of employee engagement.
French Spa-A association president Aldina Duarte Ramos to become Accor's global spa brand manager
BY Helen Andrews | 16 May 2014
Accor Hotels has named Aldina Duarte Ramos as the director of its global wellness facilities – filling a position that has been vacant for some time.
State of Qatar steps up employment transparency ahead of 2022
BY Helen Andrews | 15 May 2014
The State of Qatar has announced it will replace the current sponsorship – or kafala – system for foreign workers with a system based on employment contracts to strengthen existing labour laws in time for the 2022 World Cup.
     
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6148 to 6167 of 9617 news stories
US$100m expansion of Inn at Palmetto Bluff to begin later this year
BY Helen Andrews | 23 May 2014
The US$100m (€73.3m, £59.3m) expansion of the Inn at Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, South Carolina, could begin as early as Q3 this year if the 150-room design receives the town’s approval.
Clarins Spa at exclusive Parisian lido and health club Molitor now open
BY Helen Andrews | 23 May 2014
The luxury Parisian lido and hotel Molitor finally opened on 19 May after being closed for 25 years, with membership to the exclusive health facility limited to 1,000 – of which 100 have already been snapped up.
WTS International presents Spa Evangeline at the foody Epicurean Hotel
BY Helen Andrews | 22 May 2014
The food and wine-based Evangeline Spa has opened at the gastronomy- focused Epicurean Hotel in South Tampa, Florida.
TV channel operator to launch luxury hot spring resort later this year
BY Helen Andrews | 22 May 2014
Cable TV system and channel operator Dafeng Media Group is launching a luxury hot-spring resort in Taipei, Taiwan in Q3 of this year as it expands into the wellness tourism market.
200 years of health and wellness trends charted by market research company
BY Helen Andrews | 22 May 2014
A ‘Road to Wellness’ infographic which maps 200 years of vital dates to the US health and wellness industry has been created by the consumer research consultancy company The Hartman Group.
Hartman to publish consumer perceptions of 'organic' food report in Q3
BY Helen Andrews | 22 May 2014
The Hartman Group’s Organic & Natural syndicated report for 2014 – the study which tracks changes in consumer segments and attitudes to organic and natural food and beverage products – will publish its latest results in early Q3.
World's first online Perfume Society has launched, with plans for a scent database
BY Helen Andrews | 21 May 2014
UK entrepreneur, writer and co-founder of Green & Black’s chocolate, Jo Fairley has teamed up with perfume expert Lorna McKay to launch a website and subscription organisation for scent-lovers called The Perfume Society.
CIDESCO to launch spa management course starting in August this year
BY Helen Andrews | 21 May 2014
The prestigious spa training organisation, Comité International d'Esthétique et de Cosmétologie (CIDESCO) is launching a spa management training course, which will start in August or September of this year.
Oetker Collection's flagship property, Brenners Park to open Villa Stephanie health spa
BY Helen Andrews | 21 May 2014
The Brenners Park Hotel in Baden Baden, Germany – the flagship property of the Oetker Collection – is on track to open its Villa Stéphanie destination health spa this summer, with 5,000sq m (53,820sq ft) of treatment facilities.
CHF485m Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland will be complete by 2017
BY Helen Andrews | 21 May 2014
The CHF485m (US$545m, €397m, £323m) Bürgenstock Resort at Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, is on track for an opening in Q2 of 2017.
Fairmont Nanning hotel to open in 2019 as part of mixed-use development
BY Helen Andrews | 21 May 2014
FRHI's luxury brand Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Guangxi Detai Real Estate Co have announced that development is underway for a new-build hotel to open in 2019.
First Carlson Rezidor property to open in Chisinau, Moldova in late 2015
BY Helen Andrews | 21 May 2014
Carlson Rezidor’s first property in Moldova – the Radisson Blu Leogrand Hotel in the country’s capital city Chisinau – will open in late 2015 after a complete renovation and conversion of the existing Leogrand Hotel & Convention Centre Chisinau.
The Huma Island Resort & Spa has opened on the last frontier of the Philippines
BY Helen Andrews | 20 May 2014
The five-star Huma Island Resort and Spa, located on the last frontier of the Philippines, opened in April with 15 beach villas, 64 water villas – built on stilts over the beach water – and two presidential suites.
Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage finally opens after 7 years of delays
BY Helen Andrews | 20 May 2014
The Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage, in southern California, US, opened on 15 May after seven years of delays.
Dubai healthcare laws are too tough on existing massage therapists: Daniella Russell
BY Helen Andrews | 20 May 2014
Previously qualified beauty and massage therapists are struggling to meet the regulatory requirements of the Dubai Health Authority’s (DHA) professional licensing unification laws for medical practitioners – launched in 2013 – according to Daniella Russell, director of dR Global, a spa consultancy, training and distribution company.
Administrators put Welsh Quay Hotel and Spa on the market for £7m
BY Helen Andrews | 20 May 2014
The Quay Hotel and Spa in Deganwy, North Wales has been put up for sale for £7m (US$11.7m, €8.6m) after its holding company called in administrators.
So Spa at Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa to open in Q3
BY Helen Andrews | 16 May 2014
The So Spa at the Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa will open in Q3 this year as part of an estimated 12 to 18-month HK$20m (US$2.6m €1.8m, £1.5m) refurbishment of all accommodation, public areas, conference rooms and landscaping.
SPATEC Europe 2014 review: perfect personnel are the priority
BY Helen Andrews | 16 May 2014
More than 150 spa-related businesses attended the eighth SPATEC Europe networking conference in Rhodes from 7-10 May, which focused heavily on the importance of employee engagement.
French Spa-A association president Aldina Duarte Ramos to become Accor's global spa brand manager
BY Helen Andrews | 16 May 2014
Accor Hotels has named Aldina Duarte Ramos as the director of its global wellness facilities – filling a position that has been vacant for some time.
State of Qatar steps up employment transparency ahead of 2022
BY Helen Andrews | 15 May 2014
The State of Qatar has announced it will replace the current sponsorship – or kafala – system for foreign workers with a system based on employment contracts to strengthen existing labour laws in time for the 2022 World Cup.
     
 


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